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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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