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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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