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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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