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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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