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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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