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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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