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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important 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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