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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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