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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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