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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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