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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly 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 authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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