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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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