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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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