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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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