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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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