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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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