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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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