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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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