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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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