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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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