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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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