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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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