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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key 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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