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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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