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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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