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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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