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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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