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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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