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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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