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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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