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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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