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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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