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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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