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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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