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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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