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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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