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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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