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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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