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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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