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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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