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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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