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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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