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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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