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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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