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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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