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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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