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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education