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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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