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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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