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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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