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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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