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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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