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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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