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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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