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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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