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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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