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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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