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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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