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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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