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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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