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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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