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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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