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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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