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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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