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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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