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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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