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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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