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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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