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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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