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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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