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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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