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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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