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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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