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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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