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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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