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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data 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 topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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