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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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