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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 (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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