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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). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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