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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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