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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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