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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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