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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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