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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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