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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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