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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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