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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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