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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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