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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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