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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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