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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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