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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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