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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines 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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