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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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