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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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