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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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