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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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