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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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