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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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