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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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