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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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