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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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