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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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