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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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