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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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