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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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