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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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