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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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