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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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