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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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