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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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