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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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