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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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