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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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