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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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