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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews 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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