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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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