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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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