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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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