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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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