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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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