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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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