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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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