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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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