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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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