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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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