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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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