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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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