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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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