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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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