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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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