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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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