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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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