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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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