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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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