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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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