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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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