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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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