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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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