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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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