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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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