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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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