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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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