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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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