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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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