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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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