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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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