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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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