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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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