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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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