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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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