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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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