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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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