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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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