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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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