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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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