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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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