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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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