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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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