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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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