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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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