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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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