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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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