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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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