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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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