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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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