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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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