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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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