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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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