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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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