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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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