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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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