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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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