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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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