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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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