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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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