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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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