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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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