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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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