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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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