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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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