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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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