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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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