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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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