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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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