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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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