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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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