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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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