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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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