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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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