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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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