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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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