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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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