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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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