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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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