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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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