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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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