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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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