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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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