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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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