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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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