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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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