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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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