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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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