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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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