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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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