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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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