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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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