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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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