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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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