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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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