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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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