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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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