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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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