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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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