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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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