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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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