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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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