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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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