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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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