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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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