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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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