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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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