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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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