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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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