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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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