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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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