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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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