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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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