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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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