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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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