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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key 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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