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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major 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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