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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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