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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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