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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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