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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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