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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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