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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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