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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines 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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