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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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