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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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