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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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