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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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