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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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