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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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