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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing 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 education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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