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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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