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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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