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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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