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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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