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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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