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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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