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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines 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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