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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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