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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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