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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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