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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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