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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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