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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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