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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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