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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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