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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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