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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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