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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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