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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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