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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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