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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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