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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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