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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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