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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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