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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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