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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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