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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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