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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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