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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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