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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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