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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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