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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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