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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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