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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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