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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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