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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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