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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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