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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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