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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic 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 analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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