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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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