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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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