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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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