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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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