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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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