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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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