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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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