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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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