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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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