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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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