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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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