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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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