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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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