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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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