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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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