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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key 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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