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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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