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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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