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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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