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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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