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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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