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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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