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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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