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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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