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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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