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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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