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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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