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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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