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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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