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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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