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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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