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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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