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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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