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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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