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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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