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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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