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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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