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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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