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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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