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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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