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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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