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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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