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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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