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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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