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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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