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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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