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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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