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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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