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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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