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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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