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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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