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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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