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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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