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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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