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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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