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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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