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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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