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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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