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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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