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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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