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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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