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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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