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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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