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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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