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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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