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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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