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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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