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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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