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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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