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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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