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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important 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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