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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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