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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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