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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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