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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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