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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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