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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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