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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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