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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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