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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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