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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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