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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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