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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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