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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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