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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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