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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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