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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines 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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