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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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