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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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