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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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