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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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