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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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