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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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