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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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