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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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