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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting 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 stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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