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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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