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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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