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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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