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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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