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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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