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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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