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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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