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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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