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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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