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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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