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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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