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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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