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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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