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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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