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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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