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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major 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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