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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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