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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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