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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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