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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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