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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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