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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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