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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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