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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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