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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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