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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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