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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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