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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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