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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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