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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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