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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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