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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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