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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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