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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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