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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions 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 MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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