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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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