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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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