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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines 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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