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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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