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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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