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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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