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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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