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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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