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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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