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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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