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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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