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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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