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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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