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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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