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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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