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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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