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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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