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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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