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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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