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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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