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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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