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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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