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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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