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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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