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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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