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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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