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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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