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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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