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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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