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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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