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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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