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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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