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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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