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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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