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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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