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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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