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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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