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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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