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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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