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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need 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 resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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