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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education