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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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