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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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