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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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