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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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