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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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