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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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