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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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