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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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