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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major 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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