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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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