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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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