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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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