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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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