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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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