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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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