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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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