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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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