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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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