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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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