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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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