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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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