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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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