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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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