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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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