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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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