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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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