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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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