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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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