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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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