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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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