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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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