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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. 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 massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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