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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews 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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