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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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