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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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