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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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