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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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