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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the major 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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