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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers 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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