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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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