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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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