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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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