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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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