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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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