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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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