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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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