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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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