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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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