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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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