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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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