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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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