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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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