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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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