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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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